Should i cut the bumper of my 05 tacoma

i was wondering if anybody has cut their Tacoma bumper to be like the one seen in this link and whether or not it worked well. Link: http://www.titantalk.com/forums/titan-general-discussion/147393-cut-not-cut-front-bumper.html

 

SMP Fab recent built a Tacoma with a Prerunner style tube bumper, but used part of the oem one as well.

 

I was considering doing something similar. Trying to keep truck as light as possible so I had considered building a tube bumper retaining partial factory bumper. Here is a tundra that did something similar

Think he could have made it look a lot better with some tapered edges..

Any better pictures of that SMP fab truck?

 

would be interesting if somebody made a molded bumper like that of the ZR2 so the access was there but if you don't need metal then so be it.

 

Also DTF Fab has his Type C Bumper, that’s what I have.
(Similar, but not my truck)

 

That's pretty gnar!!! But the winch setup is semi scary lookin.

 

It has a hitch receiver built into the bumper, so it doesn’t run with the winch there full time !
It’s normal secured in the bed I believe.

 

Seems legit!!! I always wanted that Type C bumper ever since I saw Matts rig when I first joined.

 

Subd, been wondering about this possibility for a 2nd gen.

 

Dewwwittt it’s only plastic sawzall an 15 min of work includes a beer break you’ll have a high clearance bumper. I love the look of the tubing outlined.

 

The lines of a gen 2 bumper don't really make trimming it a very good option, unless you're also doing a shit ton of work to make it look good - like basically adding a whole new aftermarket bumper to cover/ compliment the cuts.

 

Agreed, that’s why I want someone else to mess their junk up first lol.

 

That would look super sweet if you did it right.

 

Sorry to bring back a dead thread. But heres my 2 cents. I Did it to my gen2 2014. So tail end of the generation...but I like it and have gotten some love for it. Don't have any tube style bumper just running the stock bumper with the viper cut. I didn't make the cut too aggressive. The pics don't show the edge trim I put on to clean up the cut edge.